Game apparatus



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HARRYROMAN, or WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.'

GAME APPARATUS.

Application led March 6, 1925. Serial No. 13,597.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that HARRY ROMAN, a citizen of Russia, residing atWilmington, 1n the county of New Castle and State of Delaware, hasinvented new and useful I mprovements in Game Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a game apparatus of thechance-controlled variety which will give opportunity for thedevelopment of skill on the part of the individual players, thusamusement to contesting players as well as onlookers; and to nl/rovide agame which may be easily and c eaply produced and therefore marketed atsmall cost.

With this purpose in view, the invention consists in a construction andcombination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, wherein: i

Figure 1 is a plan view Vof the playing board.

Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 are elevational views of the playing pieces. I v

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the counter. v

The playing field is preferably laid out on a card-board base 1 and isin the form of large concentric circles 2 and 3 each comprising a seriesof small circles. Substantially radial series of circles 4 connect theinner and outer circles 2 and 3 at points 90 apart, while substantiallytangential series of circles 5 extend inwardly from the inner circle 2,the substantially tangential series being arranged at right angles toeach other and defining a square center space inscribed with adesignation 6, such as Home,r Crescents 8 are positioned at theextremities of. the tangential series 5.

.The tangential series of circles are distinguishably colored amongthemselves, one being yellow, one green, one blue and one red, as shownin the drawings, and the concentric series of circles are still furtherdistinguishably colored from these, being orange, with the exceptionthat the one small circle in the outer circular series 3 to the right ofeach radial series is colored ac` cording to its associated tangentialseries. At the corners of the base are series 9 of four circles each,each of these series being colored in accordance with one of thetangential series and each series 9 constitutes a rest space fortheplaying pieces l0 affording when the latter are inactive. Preferably,there are four playing pieces in each set and the sets aredistinguishable both as to form and color, each set being coloredaccording to the color of the circles in its lrest space.

The counter 11 is preferably in the form of a die or dice. v y

Various rules may be adopted for playing the game but a' particular setis herein given.

A number is arbitrarily adopted las a starting -number and each playermoves from a starting point which is the small circle in the outerseries 3 colored in accordance with players pieces. By succes l,

sive throws of the dice, progress 1s made around the outer circle untilthe player reaches the radial series 4 adjacent the players startingpoint. Then progression is made around the inner serles 2 and finallyalong a tangential series to the home point. f

If the starting number adopted be 6, it is necessary that the player instarting throw the number 6. One or two trials may be made for theinitial starting number-0r the player may be restricted to but one, buthaving thrown the starting number, the player moves one of the playingpieces from the starting point over six of the small circles in theouter series of circles 3 and if the rules provide for a further throwthe player moves a further distance according,

to the number thrown the second time.

Various penalties may be adopted, such as where the playing piece of oneplayer is overtaken by that of another will result in v1oved""around thecircular series; when one or another of the pieces should be moved asthe result of a certain throw; or whether an linactive piece shouldk beStarted in its progressive movement, or whether a piece already in theprocess ofprogression should be moved when a certain number is thrown.

' The linvention having. been described,

` `playing eld having a playing area deiined by concentric series ofcircles, radial series y connecting thev concentric series, andtangentialseriesl projecting inwardly from the inner of the concentricseries and being arranged at right angles to define a home space, eachvradial series being adjacent a tangential series and identified withthe in'- ner concentric series, the tangential series being.distinguishably' colored among themselves and the concentric seriesbeing distinguishable in color from the tangential series. .i

2. A ame apparatus consisting of' a playing fiel having a playing areadefined by concentric serles of circles,- radial series' connecting theconcentric series, and tangential series Aprojecting inwardly from theinner of the concentric series and bein arranged at right angles todefine a home 2 space, each radial series being adjacent a tangentialseries and identified with the inner concentric series, the tangentialseries being distinguishably colored among themselves and the concentricseries being distinguishable in color from the tangential series,

vand pla ing' pieces distinguishable as to 30 color an forml andidentified in color with the tangential series.

3. A game apparatus comprising a game board with diagonally oppositerest spaces and provided with inner and outer concenof circlesconnecting the -concentric series-40 of circles at1a point with theouter series adjacent the starting bases' whereby, after a players piececompletelytraverses the outer series` of circles, the piece may traversea radial series, so that the piece may then traverse the inner series ofcircles, and a tangential series of circles extending inwardly from theinner concentric series of circles atl a point adjacent the radialseries and defining a home space ofsubstan'tially rectangu- 50 larcontour whereby, after the players piece traverses the inner series ofclrcles, it may traverse the tangentlal serles to the home space.

In testimony whereof he aixes his signature.

HARRY ROMAN.

